Petition Gains Momentum From Left Trying to Get the Trumps to Pay for Melania’s NY Security Expenses

When President Donald Trump first won the 2016 election, it was made clear from the outset that first lady Melania Trump and youngest son Barron would be staying behind in New York City at their home in Trump Tower until the completion of the school year, at which point they would join the president in the White House in Washington.

But that wasn’t good enough for some of Trump’s haters, and a petition was started calling for the Trump family to fund any extra expenses incurred by the temporary dual residences, instead of the American taxpayer footing the bill.

The petition reads: “The U.S. taxpayer is paying an exorbitant amount of money to protect the First Lady in Trump Tower, located in New York City. As to help relieve the national debt, this expense yields no positive results for the nation and should be cut from being funded.”

Once the requisite number of signatures are collected, the petition will be delivered in letter form to two heroes of the progressive left, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren. It’s worth pointing out that neither liberal sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee or has any real say in how the budget of the Secret Service is spent, according to a report from CBS News in March.

At the time, CBS noted that the petition had already gained 230,000 signatures on the way to a goal of 300,000. That number has grown over the past couple of months, as the petition now boasts over 562,000 signatures toward an updated goal of 1 million.

To be sure, there is something to be said for saving American taxpayers from wasteful spending, but keeping the first lady and president’s son safe while they are away from the White House aren’t exactly something that can be considered a waste, as that is pretty much in the job description of the Secret Service.

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Furthermore, it is almost a certainty that the people signing this petition demanding the Trump’s foot their own bill had little to nothing to say about the expenses racked up by the prior administration in keeping the first lady and president’s daughters safe while away from the White House on their many vacations.

In actuality, this petition is little more than just another un-American attack on Trump and his family by haters who still refuse to accept the fact that their favored candidate lost the election, and has absolutely nothing to do with concern over saving taxpayer money.

Besides, with the school year nearing completion, Melania and Barron should be moving to the White House before too long, rendering the entire point of this petition fairly moot.